Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun picking
2 senses of picking
Sense 1
picking, pick -- (the quantity of a crop that is harvested; "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years")
=> output, yield, production -- (the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter")
Sense 2
picking -- (the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.))
=> manual labor, manual labour -- (labor done with the hands)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pick
12 senses of pick
Sense 1
pick -- (select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully")
=> choose, take, select, pick out -- (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her")
Sense 2
pick, pluck, cull -- (look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers")
=> gather, garner, collect, pull together -- (assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together")
Phrasal Verb-> pick up#9; pick up#14; pick up#3; pick off#2; pick over#1; pick up#5
Sense 3
blame, find fault, pick -- (harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother")
=> knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart -- (find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free")
Sense 4
pick -- (provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel")
=> provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up -- (evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple")
Sense 5
pick -- (remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone")
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")
Sense 6
clean, pick -- (remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey")
=> remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")
Sense 7
pick -- (pilfer or rob; "pick pockets")
=> rob -- (take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money")
Sense 8
foot, pick -- (pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill")
=> pay -- (give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please")
Sense 9
pluck, plunk, pick -- (pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin")
=> pull, draw, force -- (cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled")
Sense 10
pick, break up -- (attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice")
=> pierce -- (cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest")
Sense 11
peck, pick, beak -- (hit lightly with a picking motion)
=> strike -- (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead")
Sense 12
nibble, pick, piece -- (eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles")
=> eat -- (take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?")
